All about trout fishing in New Zealand. This category includes other freshwater fish species. Our full trout fishing menu is in the sidebar on the right of this page – scroll down for mobile devices.Tillins Cobra Lures – Tillins Deadly Cobras by Dick Marquand
Tillins’ Cobra is a favourite New Zealand trout lure especially for trolling on lakes Tillins have manufactured Cobras in Tasmania, Australia, since the 1950s. Tillin’s make three different types of trout lure” the Cobra (5cm), the King Cobra (6cm), and the slightly larger Cobra (8cm). The later larger lure is mostly fished as a trolling More...
Persistence Pays When it Comes to Fly Fishing Small Streams
Home » Trout Persistence Pays When it Comes to Fly Fishing by Piscator A rainbow trout. One of the rewards of persistence. Last season I learnt a valuable lesson about persistence which has since paid off More...
10 Fly Fishing Tips for Beginners – Fooling That Elusive Trout
10 Fly Fishing Tips for Beginners – Fooling That Elusive Trout by Andrew Padlie This rainbow trout was caught on the author’s favourite fly, an Olive Woolly Bugger. When it comes to trout fishing, most More...
Brown Beetle Costelytra zealandica – The Rise and Fall of Brown Beetle
Brown Beetle Costelytra zealandica – The Rise and Fall of Brown Beetle – Night Fishing Near Christchurch by Paul Corliss Brown Beetle – Costelytra zealandica It is a black river. A night river. More...
Glimmy Brass Spoon Trout Spinner – An Oldie Very Effective Fish Taker
Home » Trout Glimmy Brass Spoon by Allan Burgess Glimmy brass trout spoon lure or spinner bait. This brass spoon was known originally as a Glimmy, or Record Little Glimmy was part of a vast range of spinnerbaits More...
Beginners Fly Fishing By Anon – for reasons which will become obvious
Home » Trout Beginners Fly Fishing Experience By Anon – for reasons which will become obvious It weighed 3 and 1/2 lb and a magnificent buttery golden brown trout from Lake Brunner, Westland. My story of More...
Fly Rod Harling – A useful fishing method and a lot of fun with Monty Wright
Home » Trout Fly Rod Harling on Lake Hawea – Harling is trolling on lakes for trout and landlocked salmon with flies With Monty Wright Evan Taylor with a good rainbow trout on the line. Photo: Monty More...
Catch and Release – Exquisite Moment at Larry’s Creek
Catch and Release – Exquisite Moment at Larry’s Creek – also known as the Awarau River, Near Reefton by Graeme Smith Graeme Smith with his 5lb rainbow from Larry’s Creek (near Reefton). Catch More...
Maruia River Trout Fishing Magic Near Murchison by Paul Corliss
Maruia River Trout Fishing Near Murchison by Paul Corliss by Paul Corliss Gray Prebble with his sleek five and a half pounder. The Irishman’s dog was part beagle and three or four parts mischief. It More...
Hurunui River Salmon and Trout Fishing – Photographs and 2018 Update
Home » Trout Hurunui River Trout and Salmon Fishing Video The Hurunui River is one of the best salmon rivers in New Zealand South Island. Although it is fair to say that most of the salmon caught in the Hurunui More...